Couch



Feb. 8, 1938. I y P, P BEBRY 2,107,882

COUCH Filed March 22. 1955 4pm, @MEM auf?.

ATT RNEYS *IQ'ofa backrest for the cushions. e y 'construction of couchesthe cushions rest against 'the walland inasmuch as the 'couch is vmounted Patented Feb. 8, 1938 @PATENT OFFICE.

COUCHy (Plex-ey P. Bebry, Brookline, Mass.

Application Marchj22, 1935, Serial No. 12,404

' s claims. (C1. 544

" This invention relates to improvements in couches generally known as studio couches which n fare convertibleY into beds.

` @One of the objects of'rlmy invention is theprol j vvision of a couch of thecharacter indicated which can -be converted into a bed with minimum dii- 'y' r.culty and which has la minimum number of operatingparts. Y A Y Y Y Another object of my invention; is the provision In the usual on rollers,the same has a tendencyto `rollaway from the wall when one sits thereon and lleans v.1"*5 against the! cushions. YInv the present invention,

however, the 'cushionsbearagainsta back rest "which in turn is carried b y a member wllichv rests j directly Von the'floor lso that slipping ofl'thecouch Y *l lis-avoided.

`furtherl object offmyY invention is'the vprovision ofv a novel latching varrangement forthe two sections of which the` couch is composed which is readily released whenit is-desired to convert Athe couch intoa bed Yand which will in- V Y i f2`5' crease its latching action when pressure is applied fxag'ainrst the back rest byY one using the couch. .i `A still further object of my invention resides "in the provision of a back rest of link spring construction and which is pivotally mounted on a Vv1301 stationary section of the couch so that the same 1, :may be movedabout its pivot from the perpendicular position which it assumes as aback rest to ahorizontal position 'over the Stationaryfsectionforfthe receptionr of amattre'ss when'the 35Y couchis converted into abcd. e

l Astill further object Vfmy invention is the provision of a latching mechanism of the character indicated which is carried by the back rest 'l in'such a manner that a lslight forward movement .4.0 of the back rest about its pivot will release'vthe y latching mechanism and at the same time impart an linitial forward movement to the movable .sec-

tion of the couch. c .A Vstill further 'object of 'my invention resides y 45 in the provision of a guiding orrequalizing mechfanism'for the movable section, said mechanism f maintaining the parts inr'proper'alignment and s* being capable of being disconnected whereby' the f two sections may be entirely Separated 'toprovide 15o twin beds. y

.Y Still furtherV objects of my 'invention will b `manifest from lthefollowingdescription and the accompanying drawing in which'- 'e e f 1 is a perspective view of a couch made in v15,5 accordance with my invention;

, Fig. ,2 is `a view showing the parts separated;

y"and y i Fig. 3 is a view showing the couchconverted into a bed.

Vi 60 1Referring to the drawing in detail', I designates a stationary section which may take the form` of a bedding compartment. This section is provided with legs 2 which rest directly on the licor, a `back rest 3 made up of a Wooden frame II having a'link spring Varrangement 5 secured to the'frame v5 and the wholecovered byl fabric B. This back rest adjacent its lower end is'provided with a bracket 'I which constitutes one component of a latchingrmechanismand is provided with a cutout or notch 8. The bracket I is'bolted' or other- Yl0 wise rigidly secured to the back rest at Band is pivotally connected tothe stationary compartment Iatr-I, this pivotal connectionr providing fa pivot Aabout which the backrest is moved,v as

willappearV hereinafter. It will be obvious from Tl5 thegrdrawing that two or such brackets are lprovided. one at each-r sideof the section I.F;Amov- Aablefsectior'i I9iis` also provided and-comprises sides`20 provided with rollersl 2l and an ordinary boxspring 22. Each of the side members 20.' is .20 providedwith a pivotally mounted bracket 23 Y cooperating with brackets T and constituting the other component of the latching mechanism.

yEach bracket 23 comprises a flat portion 25. havsections will be held together with the forward end of the section I lying beneath studs i8 or other suitable device mounted in the inside of the section I9.

- The movable section I9 also carries'guide rollers 40 23 to guidethe two'members when the same are being moved together or telescoped. There are also provided guiding or equalizingmembers 3i) in the form of rods pivotally attached to the two sections' and pivote'd to each other at 3i. The ends of 'these members which are attached to the stationary section are each provided with pins 33 and 34, the pin 33 being adapted to be received by a bracket 35 on the forward side of the stationary member I and the pin 34 being adapted to be re- .is ceived by a slot 36 in a bracket 3i also mounted on vthe forward side of the stationary member. It will b e obvious that the pins 33 and 31% may be readily lifted out of their respective brackets and the two sections I and I9 entirely separated so 55 thaty the couch may be used as twin beds. VV'The other ends ofthe rods are carried in similar brackets mounted on the movable member.

I provide two mattresses 40 and 4I, the mattress 40 resting upon the mattress 4I when the 60 device is used as a couch. The mattress may be placed upon the back rest when the same is folded over the stationary section and the device is used as a bed.

It will be obvious that when the back rest 3 is pivoted about the pin lil over upon the section I it will serve as a cover therefor and as a support for the mattress 40 just referred to.

It will ber obvious from the foregoing that upon a slight forward movement of the back rest 3 about its pivot I0 the forward end of the bracket will be moved downwardly so that the notch 8 will disengage the projection 25 of the latching mechanism and also in this movement the back rest will engage the mattresses and impart initial movement to the movable section to move the same away from the stationary section.

It will also be apparent that when the two sections of the bed are closed, that is, as shown in Fig. 1, the studs I8 which overlie the ends or front wall of the stationary section l will prevent any tipping of this section upon rearward pressure being exerted upon the back rest.

While I have illustrated and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to thisr precise construction as it will be obvious that various modications and changes may be made therein without departing fr om the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:-

1. A-convertible couch comprising a stationary section anda movable section, a back rest pivotally mounted on said stationary section and latching mechanism for latching the two sections to each other in telescopic relation, one component of said latching mechanism being mounted on the back rest and pivoted on the stationary section,

the other component of the latching mechanism being mounted on the movable section.

2. A convertible couch comprising a stationary section and a movable section, a back rest, latching mechanism for latching the two sections to each other in telescopic relation, one component of said latching mechanism carrying said back rest and being pivote-d to the stationary section of the couch, the other component of the latching mechanism being mounted on the movable section, said latching mechanism being released upon pivotal movement of the back rest toward the couch sections. y

3. A convertible couch comprising a stationary section and a movable section, a back rest, and latching mechanism for latching the two sections to each other in telescopic relation, one component of said latching mechanism being mounted on the back rest and providing a pivotal mount therefor on said stationary section the other component being mounted on the movable section, said back rest being adapted to be moved about its pivot from a perpendicular position to a horizontal position over the stationary section to support a mattress when the couch is converted into a bed. Y

4L A convertible couch comprising in combination a Stationary bedding compartment, a frame having a link spring secured therein, a bracket rigidly secured to said frame and pivoted to said bedding compartment to provide a pivotal mounting for said frame, Said frame being movable about said pivot from an upright position to a horizontal position to coversaid bedding compartment, and a movable section comprising a box spring construction mounted on rollers and adapted to be moved relative to said bedding compartment, said bracket comprising a. latching mechanism for maintaining the bedding compartment and the movable section together.

5. A convertible couch comprising in combination a stationary section and a movable section, a rectangular member pivotally mounted on said stationary section, said member comprising a link spring construction mounted in a frame and being adapted to be moved about its pivot from an upright position to a horizontal position over said stationary section to support a mattress, the pivotal mounting for said rectangular member comprising a bracket rigidly attached thereto so as to project at an angle therefrom and be moved therewith, sai-d bracket also providing one component of a latching mechanism, the lother ccmponent of the latching mechanism being carried by said movable section, the movement of said rectangular member pivoting said bracket to disengage the same from the other component of the latching mechanism.

6. A convertible couch comprising in combination a stationary bedding compartment, a cover for said compartment pivotally mounted thereon, a movable section, said cover comprising a link spring construction mounted in a frame and adapted to be moved about its pivot from horizontal position, which it assumes when functioning as a cover for the bedding compartment and where it supports a mattress, to an upright position where it functions as a back rest, the pivotal mounting for said cover comprising a bracket rigidly attached thereto so as to project at' an angle therefrom and be moved therewith, said bracket also providing one component of a latching mechanism, the other component being carried by said movable section, the movement of said cover pivoting said bracket to disengage the same from the other component of the latching mechanism.

'7. A convertible couch comprising a stationary section and a movable section, a back rest pivotally mounted on said stationary section, latching mechanism for latching the two sections to each other in telescopic relation, the movable component of said latching mechanism being mounted on the back rest and providing a pivotal mount therefor on the stationary section, the other component of the latching mechanism being mounted on the movable section, the said components of vsaid latching mechanism being so disposed relatively to each other that when pressure is eX- erted rearwardly on the back rest when in vertical position the latchingk action of the latching mechanism will be increased. v

8. In a convertible couch, the combination of a stationary section and a movable section, a link spring construction pivotally mounted on the stationary section and adapted to be moved from verticalY position to horizontal position over the stationary section, means for latching said sections to each other when the said link spring construction is in vertical position, said latching means being actuated by pivotal movement of said link spring construction to release the latch thereby to permit of relative movement of said sections.

PERCY P. BEBRY. 

